Thanks for replies and link to my old nemesis Johnny Walker
Its a shame decks awash has no positive effect in the game apart from quicker dive time. It certainly has a negative one though, requiring greater speed from dielsal engines to achieve desired KTS, resulting in a louder boat and more chance of detection. I will have to abandon using decks awash for this very reason.
I'm currently overhauling the convoy and will make a second approach at 3.5KM of lead escort, keeping bow profile to minimum. After plotting port, stardboard and lead convoy escort behaviour it will be impossible to maintain a greater distance during surface attack because there's no more room to squeeze between lead and flank escorts...in fact,I should really be closer than 3.5km if i'm to avoid showing a bad profile to flank escort.
Its about 2AM on 8th Dec 1941...the convoy consists of 7 columns of 3 ships surrounded by 4 black swan escorts. I acccept that if I the columns were longer (more ships) then the surface attack would be eaier. Each column is 0.6km apart...which is a little frustrating
. This will be my third attack run on the convoy during one night so I can understand them being a little more paranoid
One final question....does the moon size and position have any effect on detection in the game...seriously ?
Thanks....